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Climbing
Peaks - Amadablam |
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Latitude
27° 51' 42"
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Longitude
86° 51' 50"
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Height
6812m |
Zone
Sagarmatha |
Amadablam lies in the Khumbu, the Everest region and is one
of the easiest peaks to recognize. Ama means mother and
Dablang (the actual word) is a locket worn around the
neck. It was first summited by British/New Zealand combined
Himalayan Scientific Expedition. A leading American mountaineer
named Barry Chapman Bishop, who was a member of the team, climbed
it in the winter of 1961. The expedition was led by Sir Edmund
Hillary. The team only had permission to climb Mt. Makalu the
following month but with time on their hands they climbed Amadablam.
Amadablam is shaped like a gigantic tooth and together with
its neighboring peak forms a unique sight not easily forgotten.
It serves as the northern boundary of the Mingbo valley. The
mountain is approached through this valley and the base camp
is located at 15,000ft. It is possible to ski down the Hongu
valley and over the southern col and down to Mingbo. There are
pastures and moraines here and the peaks of Kangtega and Melungtse
can be seen.
The summit is a broad plateau split by a crevasse. Everest dominates
the entire landscape as from this height Lhotse and Nuptse do
not intrude your view. Mt. Makalu is also visible from the summit.
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